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1. A control apparatus that is connected via a wired network to an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function and that controls a setting of wireless communication between a wireless access point and the information processing apparatus, comprising: a display unit; a setting control unit configured to instruct the information processing apparatus via the wired network to start the setting of wireless communication and instruct the wireless access point via a network to start the setting of wireless communication; a display control unit configured, when receiving a setting result notification that represents a result of execution of the setting of wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the wireless access point, to cause said display unit to display the setting result notification; a requesting unit configured, when receiving from at least one of the wireless access point and the information processing apparatus a notification representing that the setting of wireless communication has failed, to request the wireless access point to transmit parameters required for the setting of wireless communication; and a recovery control unit configured, when receiving the parameters from the wireless access point, to instruct the information processing apparatus to perform the setting of wireless communication based on the parameters.
A system for configuring WiFi on a device (like a printer) using a computer connected via a wired network (like USB or Ethernet). The computer displays setup progress and results. The computer tells both the device and the WiFi access point to start the WiFi setup process. If setup fails, the computer asks the WiFi access point for the necessary WiFi parameters (like SSID, password). After receiving those parameters, the computer tells the device to configure its WiFi using them.
2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the network is a wired LAN or a wireless LAN.
The WiFi configuration system described previously, where the network connecting the configuration computer to the device can be either a wired LAN (Ethernet) or a wireless LAN (WiFi). The computer still instructs the device to configure WiFi settings and displays setup status. It retrieves WiFi parameters from the access point on failure and instructs the device to use them for configuration.
3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said setting control unit and said display control unit operate in accordance with a predetermined application program.
The WiFi configuration system described previously, where the configuration process and display functions are controlled by a software application running on the computer. The application handles instructing the device and access point to start WiFi setup, showing the setup results, requesting WiFi parameters from the access point if needed, and instructing the device to configure WiFi using those parameters.
4. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus is a PC that transmits print data via the wired network, and the information processing apparatus is an image forming apparatus that prints the print data.
The WiFi configuration system described previously, where the computer is a PC sending print jobs over the wired network, and the device being configured is a printer that prints those jobs. The PC instructs the printer and access point to start WiFi setup, shows the setup results, retrieves WiFi parameters from the access point on failure, and then tells the printer to configure WiFi using those retrieved parameters.
5. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when receiving a notification that represents a result of the setting of wireless communication performed based on the parameters, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the notification.
In the WiFi configuration system described previously, the computer displays a notification showing the result after the device attempts WiFi setup using the parameters received from the wireless access point. This means the display shows whether the retry attempt, using the access point's parameters, was successful or not, in addition to the initial setup attempt results.
6. The control apparatus according to claim 1 further including: a status information requesting unit configured, when receiving from the information processing apparatus the notification that represents a result of the setting of wireless communication performed based on the parameters, to instruct the information processing apparatus to transmit information representing a wireless communication status obtained as a result of execution of the setting of wireless communication, wherein when receiving the information representing the wireless communication status from the information processing apparatus, said display control unit causes said display unit to display the information representing the wireless communication status.
The WiFi configuration system described previously further includes a way to request the device's WiFi status after it attempts to configure WiFi using the parameters from the wireless access point. The computer asks the device for its WiFi connection status (e.g., connected, disconnected, signal strength). The computer then displays this WiFi connection status information to the user.
7. A control method for a control apparatus that is connected via a wired network to an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function and that controls a setting of wireless communication between a wireless access point and the information processing apparatus, comprising: a setting control step of instructing the information processing apparatus via the wired network to start the setting of wireless communication and instructing the wireless access point via a network to start the setting of wireless communication; a display control step, when receiving a setting result notification that represents a result of execution of the setting of wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the wireless access point which is performed in response to instructions given in said setting control step, of causing a display unit of the control apparatus to display the setting result notification; a requesting step, when receiving from at least one of the wireless access point and the information processing apparatus a notification representing that the setting of wireless communication has failed, to request the wireless access point to transmit parameters required for the setting of wireless communication; and a recovery step, when receiving the parameters from the wireless access point, to instruct the information processing apparatus to perform the setting of wireless communication based on the parameters.
This describes a method for configuring WiFi on a device (like a printer) using a computer connected via a wired network (like USB or Ethernet). The method involves instructing both the device and the WiFi access point to start the WiFi setup process. The computer displays setup progress and results. If setup fails, the computer asks the WiFi access point for the necessary WiFi parameters (like SSID, password). After receiving those parameters, the computer tells the device to configure its WiFi using them.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a control apparatus that is connected via a wired network to an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function and that controls a setting of wireless communication between a wireless access point and the information processing apparatus, comprising: a setting control step of instructing the information processing apparatus via the wired network to start the setting of wireless communication and instructing the wireless access point via a network to start the setting of wireless communication; a display control step, when receiving a setting result notification that represents a result of execution of the setting of wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the wireless access point which is performed in response to instructions given in said setting control step, of causing a display unit of the control apparatus to display the setting result notification; a requesting step, when receiving from at least one of the wireless access point and the information processing apparatus a notification representing that the setting of wireless communication has failed, to request the wireless access point to transmit parameters required for the setting of wireless communication; and a recovery step, when receiving the parameters from the wireless access point, to instruct the information processing apparatus to perform the setting of wireless communication based on the parameters.
This describes a computer program stored on a medium (like a hard drive or flash drive) that, when run on a computer, performs the method for configuring WiFi on a device (like a printer) using a computer connected via a wired network (like USB or Ethernet). The method involves instructing both the device and the WiFi access point to start the WiFi setup process. The computer displays setup progress and results. If setup fails, the computer asks the WiFi access point for the necessary WiFi parameters (like SSID, password). After receiving those parameters, the computer tells the device to configure its WiFi using them.
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September 2, 2014
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